13-letter words containing u, y, s
- data security — the protection of data stored on computers
- deleteriously — In a deleterious manner; harmfully.
- destructively — tending to destroy; causing destruction or much damage (often followed by of or to): a very destructive windstorm.
- dialypetalous — (of flowers) having distinct petals
- dichlamydeous — (of a flower) having a corolla and calyx
- dichotomously — divided or dividing into two parts.
- diffusibility — capable of being diffused.
- discomycetous — of or relating to the subclass of fungus Discomycetes
- discontiguity — the quality of being discontiguous
- discontinuity — lack of continuity; irregularity: The plot of the book was marred by discontinuity.
- disgracefully — In a disgraceful manner.
- disgruntledly — In a disgruntled manner.
- dishonourably — (British) alternative spelling of dishonorably.
- disjunctively — In a disjunctive manner.
- dispurveyance — the lack of provisions
- disqualifying — Present participle of disqualify.
- disquietingly — causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing: disquieting news.
- dissolubility — The capability to be dissolved or disintegrated.
- distastefully — In a distasteful manner.
- distressfully — In a distressful way; showing distress.
- distrustfully — In a distrustful manner.
- distrustingly — In a distrusting manner.
- dog's mercury — a hairy somewhat poisonous euphorbiaceous perennial, Mercurialis perennis, having broad lanceolate toothed leaves and small greenish male and female flowers, the males borne in catkins. It often carpets shady woodlands
- doomsday cult — A doomsday cult is a religious cult whose members believe that the world is about to end.
- dressy casual — (of clothes) informal yet expensive, smart, or stylish
- dry scrubbing — Dry scrubbing is the removal of solid particles from a gas onto a liquid surface, but with a solid discharge.
- dualistically — of, relating to, or of the nature of dualism.
- duplicitously — In a duplicitous, two-faced manner.
- dysfunctional — not performing normally, as an organ or structure of the body; malfunctioning.
- dysregulation — A failure to regulate properly.
- east by south — a point on the compass 11°15prime; south of east. Abbreviation: EbS.
- easter sunday — Easter (def 2).
- eddy currents — Eddy currents are localized electric currents set up in metal parts not normally meant to carry currents, due to changes in electromagnetic fields.
- efficaciously — capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.: The medicine is efficacious in stopping a cough.
- emphysematous — (medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated.
- empyreumatise — to render empyreumatic
- equidistantly — In an equidistant manner or to an equidistant degree.
- erythematosus — (pathology) An eruption of red lesions.
- estrous cycle — the regular female reproductive cycle of most placental mammals that is under hormonal control and includes a period of heat, followed by ovulation and complex changes of the uterine lining
- eugeosyncline — a geosyncline characterized by lithology typical of deep ocean environments
- excess supply — a situation in which the market supply of a commodity is greater than the market demand for it, thus causing its market price to fall
- exhaustlessly — in an exhaustless manner
- expeditiously — In an expeditious manner.
- expostulatory — Of, characterized by, or exhibiting expostulation.
- family values — belief in traditional family unit
- fantabulously — In a fantabulous manner; fantastically, wonderfully.
- faunistically — in a faunistic manner
- feature story — a newspaper or magazine article or report of a person, event, an aspect of a major event, or the like, often having a personal slant and written in an individual style. Compare follow-up (def 3b), hard news, news story.
- featurelessly — In a featureless way; without features.
- feudal system — the political, military, and social system in the Middle Ages, based on the holding of lands in fief or fee and on the resulting relations between lord and vassal.